The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24


the original door ana nncient latch ana hasr.
HE next stem vsa 10 AZ the plata glass front
and exhaust tho Air as well os was feasible
from the interior Of the case Then be
screwed ON the outside door. and stood n
hack on lis brocket In the oak paneled sitting
room. where. as has becn said. IL looked for
all the world like an eight dav clock case.
He spent whole hours as he sat in his work.
shop in the yard, tinkering Mt the nir tight
case. In weaving histories I'm which this
beautiful creature. whose bead Ind been tbus
marvelously recovered. plnyed tho leading
part. IL was so strange 10 look at her lovely.
scornful face and think that long apes since'
men had loved a. and kissed a. and pIavei
with the waving bair
There IL was. this relic of the dead. nre-
served Inv the cong,mmate sk,lI ~ some IA
monk or chemist 80 that n rotoined ali ita
ancient beauty long ofter the echoes Of the
tragedy. with which IL must have been cos-
nected, Ind died out of the world For. as be
wrought at his case. Jeremy grew certain
that Il WINS tho obastlv memento NJ some
enormous crime. indeed nv deprees os ba
tackled and hammered at the lead lining be
made M history tbat was ouite sotisfactorv
TO his mind. appealinp ON doubtfnI nojnts to
the witch herself who was ,arcbad ON tba
table near him and oscertainipg ,ybatber sh.
meant Hyesr or "non nv the simple process ~
observing whether or not her eves tramhle,,
when he smoke. IL was slow work getting the
story together I'm this fashion but then the
manufacture OF the case WINS slow also and n
WINS not without its charm for he fo,t 4, an
honor to be taken into the confidence of so
lovely n ladv
AT last the case WINS f,nisbed and for nm
amateur. a verv good iob be mads ~ ~
When IL was done be nloced n bocL ~, On.
bracket. and showed n to M de Tailor
Rut from the dav yyban D-,o r,os,r;ot,
nearly fell 70 tho bottopn NJ tho cI;ff In a..
course of her antiouarian researches thine.
began to 60 wrong at Dum,s Ness Eyer.
body felt IL excent Ernest and be ,vas thinI-
ING too mucb of other things Dorotbv r,a.
very unbappy in those davs and began ~
look thin and miserable. though she sturd;Iv
alleged. when asked that she never had been
hotter in her life Jaremv bimsaIf uoo o,oo
unbonov. and for n good reason uo had
caught the fever that women like Eva Cos.
wicl, have IL In their n,yyer 70 Give IN ~.
sons Of men badly enonrb His was oao,'
self-contained nature vsrv gertle and tondor
not admitting many tb;noss into ;,s oeyao,io,,.'
hut loving such as were admitted wifi "A ,hs
heart and soul and strength And IL was in
tbe deenest dentbs of tbis Ioval nature that
Eva Ces,yicl, had printed her IMAGE. bafore
| he knew it. before he had time TO think IL
| was Undetermined there unon his beart and
he felt that there II must stav for good or
evil. that rlace could never l,e ,,sad ocoir
But if nobody else was bapnv Ernest yae.
| that is excent when be was s,pl In tha
depths of woe. which was on an overaae
| about three days n week. On the occasion Of
| the first of these seizures Dorotbv noting hi,
| miserable aspect md entire want of onnet;ta
felt much alarmed. and took an occas;op TO-,
| supper W ash mn wllue was .he matter be-
.. "a. nv 1 'ne niu ct,uso
| W .esieo ~, III hih,so ouis' ioren WIN
ao'' y, ni' II. uiu ~, wrohss ,nat Iasteu
| ., ~. un nou' i' spPe'ie GU Una. aiio'ner young
saIs T., o. vi a.. o"Sse S.i "no u',hIeu WIN 'ne
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| -, .' .i NV ahoes, ho
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| 49, Wv" NO Auei ene
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| into n dascr;nt;or =, M 80, va. .o. ener
t,,ro. WI, Nv - ~ '..s ns yours ni,aiis rap
| cnr;crs tb;na S,a ,osa So, r. uiu =
oor,i,, e., ,rso,a E.,,os. yin nei Inaii anu
hin, and t;ssed hin, ~, tha sorats.1 eI. u'e.
| sho Ala so ho ,,oti,o1 ,.ae,,,a,,. -. anu q,
| ,raot h,oc, rin,,s rorna ho. s,., VIM '"e A"o
81 hone that yo,, vii, ha bo,r,
| brothor yo,, yin ha,,a . ro,,eiF,P FPy, .nS yea
tbinl, that sho ia os rood nc sha i - %
| She smoke opite onietIv hnt sor,aio,, H.
voice sounded like a sob Hs ,,issed ,,o, I a..
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and sha o,;daa go, Ae' AL
| Ernest did NOT think rnncb ~ tho ;yc,ao,.
however. Indeed. in Ave m;nutes h;s thoncht,
|
were back with Eva with whom lie really
was seriously and earnestly in love.
Eva was pleased ut her conquest, aud took
malicious pleasure in leading Ernest on
When she knew that he was coming she
would make herself look as lovely us possible
and put on all her pretty little ways and
graces in order to more thoroughly enslave
him. Somehow, whenever Ernest thought Of
her In after years as she was at that period
of her life, his memory would call up a vision
of her in the pretty little drawing room at
the Cottage, leaning back in a low chair in
such way as TO contrive to show off her
splendid figure TO the best advantage, and
also the tiny foot and slender ankle that
peeped from beneath her soft white dress.
There she sat, little Skye terrier called
"Tails" on her lap, with which his rival had
presented her but a fortnight before, and
her eyes shining all the time with innocent
coquetry What would not Ernest have given
to occupy for single minute the position Of
that unappreciatlve skye terrier 1t was
agony to see so many kisses wasted on dog,
ana Eva, seeing that lie thought SO, kissed the
animal more vigorously than ever
A last ne could stand IL no longer. fPut
that dog down." he SAID, peremptorily.
Sue opeyed hlm' ana then remembering
that ne mad no rlght 10 dictate TO her what
She should DO made an effort to pick 1t up
again; but Iails, who be 1t added, was not
used TO being kissed Ill private life, and
thought the "hoie operation rather bore,
promptly oolted'
Nhy shouIu i put the oog downf she
hskeu, "ilh quick look Oh uenahce.
because nate 10 see you kissing 1t, 1t Il
30 efilirnnate
lie spoke IN n masterful way; it was O
touch OF the curo' ana there are Few things
proud woman mates SO much as the first touch
OF the curo.
hao rlght nave you 10 dictate what
snail OF snail not doF she asked' tapping hei
foot upon the hoor
Ernest was very huhoie In those days ant
he collapsed
None at all DON'T be angry, Eva" Il
was the Ilrst tilhe that ne had called her so